“My Pen Is My Weapon Against the Occupation”: Palestinian Writers Resist Israel’s Genocide “Read Palestine Week” frames reading and learning about Palestine as acts of solidarity against Israel’s genocide. By Marianne Dhenin / 30 Nov 2024
Disabled People Still Face Barriers to Online Voter Registration in Most States Shortcomings in web accessibility and other obstacles may disenfranchise 40.2 million eligible disabled US voters. By Marianne Dhenin / 4 Nov 2024
Labor Unions Prepare to Protect Workers, No Matter What Can organized labor continue its recent momentum into the next presidential administration? By Marianne Dhenin / 30 Sep 2024
Harm Reduction Group in Oregon Endured Illegal Spying From Police, ACLU Says Harm reduction organizers are suing the City of Medford over allegations of police spying in violation of state law. By Marianne Dhenin / 24 Sep 2024
CA Educators Are Resisting Anti-Palestine Bills Pushing “Academic Police State” Activists say the bills will make public education more hostile for people already targeted by anti-Palestinian racism. By Marianne Dhenin / 23 Aug 2024
The Quiet Success of the Israel Divestment Movement Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam. By Marianne Dhenin / 9 Aug 2024
Can Elections Still Help Defund Police? Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020. By Marianne Dhenin / 24 Jun 2024
How Disabled Voters Are Accessing Democracy The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that. By Marianne Dhenin / 1 Jun 2024
Ending Water Apartheid in Palestine Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank fighting for the right to a homeland, and for their basic right to water—which Israel continues to deny. By Marianne Dhenin / 11 Apr 2024
Why Disability Justice Activists Joined the Movement to Stop Cop City Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta’s Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S. By Marianne Dhenin / 7 Mar 2024
Reporting From the Front Lines of a Genocide Being a Palestinian journalist has never been easy, but Israel’s escalation of violence against members of the press in Gaza is unprecedented, say press freedom advocates. Can global solidarity help stop the bloodshed? By Marianne Dhenin / 20 Jan 2024
Urban Planning for the People The planning profession is rooted in principles that put business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back. By Marianne Dhenin / 30 Sep 2023
